The Ogun state Waste Management Authority has commended the residents of the ancient city of Ijebu-ode for complying with the states new waste management reforms which is aimed at waste collection,waste use and waste recycling.
In a statement by OGWAMA Spokesman, Rotimi Oduniyi , he said the commendation became necessary after monitoring this Saturday’s Ogun state Environmental Sanitation Exercise in Ijebu-Ode as residents gave their waste to Private Sector Participants PSP that were on ground instead of dumping them on the medians and roadsides like in previous exercises.
He charged them to consolidate on this new way as it’s the right thing to do as dumping of waste on median, roadsides and other unauthorised places are against the new waste managementreforms of the state government.
He equally urged those who are still not patronizing the PSP assigned to their areas to do so without further delay so that they can enjoy the benefits therein instead of waiting for the monthly sanitation exercise to dispose off their waste or in the alternative dump them on the streets saying the act is not promoting heathy living and environmental cleanliness.
Oduniyi also enjoined residents not to dump refuse in some illegal blackspots such as Lagos Garage, Olisa street, Ondo-Benin Road, Hospital Road among others recently cleared by the state government as Waste Police will be on vigilance to arrest and prosecute anyone that dump refuse in the cleared areas.
